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Esoteric Relics of Office Technology
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Embosser that stamped departmental addresses en masse.
  • 4. Miniaturized film sheet housing archived data for fluoresce readers.
  • 5. Not a gadget but patronized indirectly; associated with steel, once key for typewriter frames.
  • 7. Data input medium encoded with perforations for tabulating.
  • 10. Pre-digital telephony with dialed finger holes turning resistance wheels.
  • 12. Tape-driven shorthand device utilized by court reporters.
  • 14. Precursor to printers, it casts typed telegrams in ink.
Down
  • 2. Seldom used medium wrapped on a drum, predating flat microfilm.
  • 3. Gauge device calibrating ink levels or electrical office apparatus.
  • 6. Mechanical scribe capturing boss’s instruc­tions in wax.
  • 8. Blueprint process that leaves translucent copies, vanished in design studios.
  • 9. Device transferring ink from ribbon to paper by mechanical impact.
  • 11. Analog sound recording device once found in clerical offices.
  • 13. Early long-distance messaging using Morse and magnetic pulses.
  • 15. Stencil duplicator once ubiquitous for black ink reproductions.
  • 16. Obsolete text transmission system predating email, from telecom era.

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